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SEC Teens' Day of Fellowship impacted by ADRA Appeal
Your home has been bombed Your family has been separated You have no food You are forced to flee What do you do? Nearly a thousand teens from across the South England Conference (SEC) gathered at the Emmanuel Centre in Central London on Sabbath, 10 December, for their yearly Day of Fellowship. Bu...
Newbold College of Higher Education appoints new Head of Marketing and Communications
For Immediate Release December 2022. Newbold College of Higher Education is pleased to share the appointment of Lubica Mueller in the role of The Head of Marketing and Communications. Effective December 2022, Lubica brings a wealth of experience to her new role of initiating and implementing mark...
BUC Morning Worship – On Facebook
In April this year, we told you about the regular British Union Conference (BUC) Morning Worships broadcast on Facebook. These worship broadcasts are still running every weekday morning, as they have for over two years now, and we have built up quite a small community. Our regular viewers share t...
Training for Mission and Conference Presidents
The title of this piece sounds like a beautiful utopia that doesn't exist in the Adventist Church, but it isn't. The presidents of the Irish, Scottish and Welsh Mission recently attended training for Conference presidents at the North American Division (NAD) offices in Washington DC. The British ...
Donors and Recipients Respond to Cost-of-Living Crisis Appeal
"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibres connect us with our fellow men." Herman Melville Responding to the cost-of-living crisis, increasing inflation, and rising energy and fuel bills, British Union Conference (BUC) director Sharon Platt-McDonald developed the LAYERS and SHARE outr...
Save The Family – BEAMS 2022
Over two hundred people from across the British Union Conference (BUC) attended this year's annual British Union Evangelism And Mission Summit (BEAMS) that took place over the weekend, 18-20 November, at the Hinckley Jury's Inn hotel. The summit highlighted the importance of building stronger fam...
"Faith In Action" shares love
The singing group 'Faith in Action' (FIA) recently engaged in a Personal Ministries project by visiting St Agnell's House in Hemel Hempstead. The group has been active since the lockdown and supports local communities with food, clothing, and literature distribution. It is their second visit to S...
In Search of UK Adventist Education History
Can you list all the current Adventist schools in the UK? Better still, can you list all the previous Adventist schools and where they were located? Does anyone remember Stanley Hall School in London? Yes, it did exist. I recently received photos from a former student (now in his 70s) who attende...
General Conference invites You to Complete a Survey
The Trans-European Division (TED) of the General Conference is inviting all members in the British Union Conference (BUC) to complete the Global Church Membership Survey 2022 (GCMS 2022). The last GCMS survey was conducted in 2017 and the outcomes were valuable to both the TED and the BUC as they...
Obituary - Barbara Lawrence – 1962 - 2022
It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden and unexpected passing of Barbara Lawrence on Sunday, 13 November 2022. Barbara was the wife of Dr Augustus Lawrence, South England Conference (SEC) Family Ministries Director and mother to Nathanael. Barbara was a 'mover and a shaker' both in h...
A Life Led by Providence and Purpose
“We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps.” Proverbs 16:9 NLT
Tottenham Lighthouse Changing Lives for Christ
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16
Reflections at Remembrance Day Service
The British Union Conference (BUC) Peace Garden was the venue for a Remembrance Day Service hosted by One Vision charity on Friday, 11 November. Captured 'Lest We Forget', this Armistice Day event brought together individuals from faith and public services. Several dignitaries, BUC leaders, diver...
SEC Treasurer, Candy Layson is Appointed new TED Associate Treasurer
South England Conference (SEC) Treasurer, Candy Layson has been appointed Associate Treasurer at the Trans-European Division (TED). Layson was voted to the position by the Division's Executive Committee, during its end of year meeting in Montenegro on Thursday, 17 November 2022. She assumes her n...